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The ABTT run events throughout the year with our most prestigious being our annual ABTT Theatre Show and the ABTT Awards. The ABTT also run backstage tours, seminars and lectures. Every four years we also hold the International Theatre, Engineering, Architecture Conference (ITEAC) which focuses on planning, design, construction, specification or operation of places of entertainment.

ABTT Theatre Show

The ABTT Theatre Show is an exhibition where between 100 and 150 suppliers relating to live performance technology engage with those responsible for delivery in the world of theatre, events, festivals, sport, film and TV. A range of peripheral activities are presented to support the exhibition, which is a well established annual networking opportunity for the technical community. For information on the next ABTT Theatre Show please click for more information below.

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ABTT Awards

The Association of British Theatre Technicians annual Theatre Awards take place in June every year at the annual ABTT Theatre Show. An experienced jury of working practitioners and industry peers consider entries for the ABTT Awards.

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ITEAC conference

The International Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference or ITEAC is the leading international gathering for those involved in the planning, design, construction, specification or operation of places of entertainment. It happens every four years, and the next edition promises to be the most diverse and learned conference since the event’s inception in 2002.

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